{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Discovering Your Roots and Finding Your Rhythm","description":"On this episode of Reading with Your Kids, guest host Madison Lucchesi welcomes author Teri Arves\u00fa Gonz\u00e1lez to discuss The Stories We Inherit. What began as a letter to her son grew into a book honoring his graduation from Jesuit education and exploring nine generations of family history. Teri reflects on how we inherit both strengths\u2014like resilience and courage\u2014and limiting expectations. Her hope is that readers will reflect on what helps them grow and preserve family stories. She encourages families to put down their phones, make time for conversation, and ask older relatives about their memories. Drawing on her journalism career, she shares advice for curious journalists and aspiring storytellers: question old assumptions, start creating, and fact-check carefully. In the episode\u2019s second conversation, Jed Doherty talks with author Nancy Paris about her middle grade novel It\u2019s Me, Lily McKee. Paris drew on her childhood as a dancer, her teaching dance, and the antics of her students to create Lily, a big-hearted eight-year-old with a lively imagination. She shares how writing became a creative outlet during the pandemic and explains how dance builds discipline, teamwork, and confidence. The pair also discuss choreography as a tradition passed from teacher to student, supported by video. Paris is now writing a sequel, tentatively titled Lily McKee and the Too Bossy Problem, where Lily mixes ballet and kung fu in a story about leadership and listening. Together, these warm, thoughtful, and engaging interviews celebrate the many ways stories connect generations, inspire creativity, and help us understand ourselves. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"